Kennebunk
Incorporated 1820From an Abenaki term usually translated as 'the long cut bank,' likely a bank near the shore. Set off from Wells in 1820.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoKennebunk’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Kennebunk Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Kennebunk votes from the state.
Turnout in general elections
Ballots cast divided by active registered voters on election day. List maintenance shrinks the denominator in some years (for example 2022), which pushes the rate up.
Who Lives Here
American Community Survey 2020–2024Kennebunk at a Glance
Kennebunk is a town in York County, Maine, incorporated in 1820. It has an estimated 12,152 residents (2025), compared with 11,536 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 34, State House District 135 (82% of residents), State House District 134 (18% of residents), and County Commissioner District 2, in the Southern Coast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Kennebunk with 65.6% to 32.7% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 32.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Kennebunk with 68.9% to 29.6% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Kennebunk with 59.2% to 27.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 46th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Kennebunk had 9,135 active registered voters: 38.2% Democrats, 21.9% Republicans, 38% unenrolled, and 1.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $107,804 and the median home value $487,700, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1821), voter registration since 1954, referendum votes, turnout, and Census and American Community Survey figures. Sources are listed at the foot of the page and on the Data Sources page.